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A traditional roadster designed for sunny weather but with removable rain protection, the TR3 is an evolution of the company's earlier TR2 model, with greater power and improved braking. Updated variants, popularly but unofficially known as the "TR3A" and "TR3B", entered production in 1957 and 1962 respectively. The TR3 was succeeded by the Michelotti-styled, mechanically similar Triumph TR4.

The rugged ‘sidescreen’ TR, so named for its employment of removable plexiglass side curtains, was a sales and motorsport success. With approximately 74,800 TR3s sold across all variants, the model was the company's third best seller in the TR range, behind the TR7 (111,500 units) and TR6 (94,500 units) models. The Triumph was campaigned in races, hill climbs, and rallies across Europe and North America, with several outright, team, and class victories to its credit.

Under most conditions the car is very responsive and forgiving, but it has some handling issues. The chassis, which is shared by the TR2, TR3, TR3A and TR4 has limited wheel travel. As a result, on very hard cornering, the inside rear wheel can lift, causing sudden over-steer due to the increased load on the outside rear tyre. The wheel lifting is more sudden than that of other cars, because it is caused by coming to the end of the suspension travel while there is still load on the tyre, so the load on the other (outside) rear wheel is a discontinuous function of cornering load, rather than just changing slope.

 

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Vanguards VA47000; Triumph TR3A Sports; Open Top, Pale Yellow Vanguards VA04701; Triumph TR3A Sports; Open Top, Apple Green Vanguards VA04702; Triumph TR3A Sports; Soft Top, Silverstone Grey & Red Vanguards VA04703; Triumph TR3A Sports; Soft Top, British Racing Green Vanguards VA04704; Triumph TR3A Sports; Plated Chrome (LCC)

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Last Edit: 12/06/2024   Page Added 23/11/2022